partner
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
partners
plural
partners
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTNER
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:
someone's husband or wife or the person someone has sexual relations with
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see also domestic partner
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His partner, his wife of 20 years, was shocked to hear about his accident.
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marital/sexual/same-sex partners
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one of two or more people, businesses, etc., that work together or do business together
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see also silent partner, partner in crime at crime
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They are partners in the real estate business.
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law partners
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Singapore's most important trading partner is Indonesia.
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She was a senior partner at the Wall Street firm.
3
:
someone who participates in an activity or game with another person
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see also sparring partner
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We were each assigned a partner for the project.
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a golf/tennis/dance partner
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partner
/ˈpɑɚtnɚ/
verb
partners;
partnered;
partnering
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partner
/ˈpɑɚtnɚ/
verb
partners;
partnered;
partnering
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTNER
:
to be or become a partner
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to join with someone or something as a partner
— usually used as (be) partnered
[no object]
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The sporting goods store partnered with the newspaper to sponsor the road race.
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She partnered with her sister, and they opened a candy shop together.
[+ object]
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The teacher partnered [=paired] me with Susan for the project.
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I was partnered with her in the tournament. [=we were partners in the tournament]
